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The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
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The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
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Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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Artist
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson
Title
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
Date
Published 17 July 1775
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
410 x 540 mm
Dimensions
16 1/8 x 21 1/4 in.
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Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. To license images click here.
Accession Number
P.71-2005
Wilson Online Reference
E22D
Description
A mountain top with a pool surrounded by a natural semi-circle of rock which peaks in the centre A second slope rises on the right and there is a view across a mountain range to the left, beyond a broad chasm. A man is shown looking through a telescope, another man is sitting on the right with an open paper and a third man holds his horse.
A mountain top with a pool surrounded by a natural semi-circle of rock which peaks in the centre A second slope rises on the right and there is a view across a mountain range to the left, beyond a broad chasm. A man is shown looking through a telescope, another man is sitting on the right with an open paper and a third man holds his horse.
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Bequeathed by the Estate of the late Mrs Norah Yates Seary (Gambrills Solicitors) 2005
Bequeathed by the Estate of the late Mrs Norah Yates Seary (Gambrills Solicitors) 2005
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Lettered below the image: [1] Lower left: Richd Wilson pinxt [2] Lower right: E.& M. Rooker sculpser[un]t [3] Lower centre: THE SUMMIT OF CADER-IDRIS MOUNTAIN | LE SOMMET DE CADER-IDRIS | in North Wales |Montagne dans la Principauté de Galles [4] Lower left: Published July 17th 1775 by John Boydell Engraver London Inscribed lower left in graphite: 923
Lettered below the image:
[1] Lower left: Richd Wilson pinxt
[2] Lower right: E.& M. Rooker sculpser[un]t
[3] Lower centre: THE SUMMIT OF CADER-IDRIS MOUNTAIN | LE SOMMET DE CADER-IDRIS | in North Wales |Montagne dans la Principauté de Galles
[4] Lower left: Published July 17th 1775 by John Boydell Engraver London
Inscribed lower left in graphite: 923
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E90 George Cooke after Wilson <i>Cader Idris</i>, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
E90 George Cooke after Wilson
Cader Idris
, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
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Related Paintings
P153 <i>Llyn Cau, Cader Idris</i>, Tate, London P153A <i>Llyn Cau, Cader Idris</i>, Private Collection, Wales P153B <i>Llyn Cau, Cader Idris</i>, Private Collection, England
P153
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Tate, London
P153A
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, Wales
P153B
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, England
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Critical commentary
This print is one of the set, <i>Six Views in North and South Wales</i>, all after Wilson, published by John Boydell in 1775. As Edward Rooker died in November 1774 the plate was presumably completed by his son
This print is one of the set,
Six Views in North and South Wales
, all after Wilson, published by John Boydell in 1775. As Edward Rooker died in November 1774 the plate was presumably completed by his son
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
160783
160783
Bibliography
R. Gough, <i>Anecdotes of British Topography</i>, London 1768, p. 603; Edwards 1808, p. 88
R. Gough,
Anecdotes of British Topography
, London 1768, p. 603; Edwards 1808, p. 88
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Work of Art
Prints
George Cooke after Wilson,
Cader Idris
, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Versions
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, The British Museum
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, The British Museum
Edward (1724-1774) & Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Tate, London
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, Wales
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Llyn Cau, Cader Idris
, Private Collection, England
Exhibitions
Biographies
Edward Rooker, 1724-1774
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, 1746-1801
John Boydell, 1720-1804
Documents
Edward Edwards,
Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born in England; with critical Remarks on their Productions
Part of a sketchbook
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